Simon shares six essential steps to help you secure your next or first property investment deal. He emphasises the importance of clarity in your investment goals, guiding you through the process of determining your desired outcomes and the strategies that will best achieve them, such as high-end HMOs for passive income.

KEY TAKEAWAYS

• Before diving into property investing, it's crucial to clarify what you want to achieve, whether it's creating passive income or generating cash flow. Different strategies yield different results, so understanding your objectives will guide your investment choices.

• Invest in areas where you have local knowledge, as this will help you identify good and bad neighbourhoods. Conduct research to ensure there is strong rental demand, which is essential for successful property investment.

• Assemble a team of professionals, including local estate agents, letting agents, mortgage brokers, and solicitors. Networking at local property investor meetings can help you find reliable team members through recommendations.

• Practice making offers on every property you view, even if you're not particularly interested. This builds confidence and helps you understand the negotiation process. Aim to offer slightly less than what you're willing to pay to start negotiations.

BEST MOMENTS

"The problem is there are so many property strategies out there. Often people get overwhelmed, they get distracted by the new shiny penny, they get analysis paralysis."

"You should make an offer on every single property you view. Why? Well, first of all, it's good practice."

"Most sellers become more motivated with time. What didn't necessarily work now might well work in the future."

"I think there'll always be a demand for high quality HMOs, houses of multiple occupation, where you're renting to students, young professionals or working people."

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Simon Zutshi, experienced investor, successful entrepreneur and best-selling author, is widely recognised as one of the top wealth creation strategists in the UK. Having started to invest in property in 1995 and went on to become financially independent by the age of 32.

Passionate about sharing his experience, Simon founded the property investor’s network (pin) in 2003 www.pinmeeting.co.uk   pin has since grown to become the largest property networking organisation in the UK, with monthly meetings in 50 cities, designed specifically to provide a supportive, educational and inspirational environment for people like you to network with and learn from other successful investors.

Since 2003, Simon has taught thousands of entrepreneurs and business owners how to successfully invest in a tax-efficient way.  How to create additional streams of income, give them more time to do the things they want to do and build their long-term wealth.

Simon’s book “Property Magic” which is now in its sixth edition, became an instant hit when first released in 2008 and remains an Amazon No 1 best-selling property book.

Simon launched his latest business, www.CrowdProperty.com, in 2014, which is an FCA Regulated peer to peer lending platform to facilitate loans between private individuals and property professionals.